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Thanet road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2008, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (407), and casualties fell from 543.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,901 collisions in Thanet.

Collisions in 2008
381
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
493
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2008

0.5% of collisions in Thanet in 2008 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious359.2%
  • Slight34490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious408.1%
  • Slight45191%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 381, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025273349
2024243311
2023285360
2022310395
2021290374
2020282339
2019308381
2018340437
2017402544
2016437605
2015430558
2014428557
2013390494
2012319413
2011383490
2010367473
2009398512
2008381493
2007407543
2006476629
2005435572
2004414506
2003422537
2002459605
2001490637
2000457614
1999421556
1998405543
1997405538
1996483628
1995404515
1994398508
1993413516
1992436550
1991435530
1990461589
1989490629
1988481632
1987428567
1986528660
1985495648
1984554699
1983583718
1982549711
1981577741
1980597756
1979532675

When and where crashes happen in Thanet in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (10%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.1%)
  • February32 (8.4%)
  • March30 (7.9%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May30 (7.9%)
  • June32 (8.4%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August35 (9.2%)
  • September22 (5.8%)
  • October29 (7.6%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (78%)
  • Wet or damp83 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph293 (77%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph41 (11%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (82%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (59%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (59%)
  • Passenger121 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (79%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Thanet

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thanet ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 171st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2008

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2008, with 46 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2008

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2008: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254405614
2ndA28385005
3rdA255375311
4thB2052262902
5thA256213201
6thA253192302
7thB2054111503
8thA299101502
9thB20487902
10thB20506701
11thB21904600
12thB20472300
13thB20491100
14thB20511100
15thB20531100
16thB20551201

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2008

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2008: 140.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2008

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2008: 124.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years